A client receives a prescription for 1 liter of lactated Ringer's IV to be infused over 12 hours. The IV administration set delivers 60 gtt/mL. How many gtt/min should the nurse regulate the infusion? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

Here's how to calculate the infusion rate for lactated Ringer's solution: We know: Total volume of lactated Ringer's solution: 1 liter (1000 mL) (given) Infusion duration: 8 hours (given) IV administration set drip rate: 10 gtt/mL (given) We need to find: Infusion rate in gtt/min Steps: Calculate the volume that needs to be delivered per hour: Volume per hour (mL) = Total volume (mL) / Infusion time (hours) Volume per hour (mL) = 1000 mL / 8 hours Volume per hour (mL) = 125 mL/hour Calculate the infusion rate in gtt/min: Infusion rate (gtt/min) = Volume per hour (mL) x Drip rate (gtt/mL) / 60 minutes/hour (convert hour to minutes) Infusion rate (gtt/min) = 125 mL/hour x 10 gtt/mL / 60 minutes/hour Infusion rate (gtt/min) = 20.83 gtt/min (round to nearest whole number) Therefore, the nurse should regulate the infusion at 21 gtt/min.